Power Outages in Stillwater County, MT
Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for NorthWestern Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Stillwater County, MT is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/stillwater-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Stillwater County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/stillwater-county
Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for NorthWestern Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,484 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: NorthWestern Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT), Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Stillwater Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59019 | 58 | 0 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 59001 | 29 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 59063 | 25 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 59069 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 59067 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59061 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59057 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59028 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Stillwater County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Stillwater County right now.
Stillwater County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Winter Storm Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Stillwater County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stillwater County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,338 customers.
The US EIA reports Montana utilities averaged 4.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 754 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78 | 1,323 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 60 | 1,338 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 64 | 1,338 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 49 | 500 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 72 | 551 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 69 | 754 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Stillwater County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Stillwater County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)14.4¢333,711 cust
- Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op14.2¢21,471 cust
- Fergus Electric Coop, Inc15.9¢6,855 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 1.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Stillwater County: FAQ
- How often does Stillwater County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stillwater County, MT logged 69 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stillwater County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,338 customers without power, beginning August 28, 2022 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Stillwater County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Stillwater County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Stillwater County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stillwater County.
59001, 59019, 59028, 59057, 59061, 59063, 59067, 59069
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op | - | Live · total only | - |
| Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Montana customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/30095 and /api/v1/counties/30095/history.